Audio Books

English | ASIN: B095PWT2HW | 2021 | 3 hours and 11 minutes |MP3|M4B | 102 MB
Black holes are a constant source of fascination to many due to their mysterious nature. This Very Short Introduction audiobook addresses a variety of questions, including what a black hole actually is, how they are characterized and discovered, and what would happen if you came too close to one. Professor Katherine Blundell looks at the seemingly paradoxical, mysterious, and intriguing phenomena of black holes. Outlining their nature and characteristics, both those resulting from the spectacular collapse of heavy stars, and the giant black holes found at the centers of galaxies, she separates scientific fact from science fiction and demonstrates the important role they play in the cosmos.

English | ASIN: B08R89VW1T | 2020 | 9 hours and 8 minutes |MP3|M4B | 252 MB
Life on one-tenth the fossil fuels can be awesome. We all want to be happy. Yet as we consume ever more in a frantic bid for happiness, global warming worsens. Alarmed by drastic changes now occurring in the Earth's climate systems, the author, a climate scientist, embarked on a journey to change his life and the world. He began by bicycling, growing food, meditating, and making other simple, fulfilling changes. Ultimately, he slashed his climate impact to under a tenth of the US average and became happier in the process. Being the Change explores the connections between our individual daily actions and our collective predicament. It merges science, spirituality, and practical action to develop a satisfying and appropriate response to global warming.
Part one exposes our interconnected predicament: overpopulation, global warming, industrial agriculture, growth-addicted economics, a sold-out political system, and a mindset of separation from nature. It also includes a readable but authoritative overview of climate science. Part two offers a response at once obvious and unprecedented: mindfully opting out of this broken system and aligning our daily lives with the biosphere. The core message is deeply optimistic: Living without fossil fuels is not only possible, it can be better.

English | ASIN: B098KBKXXJ | 2021 | 4 hours and 13 minutes |MP3|M4B | 116 MB
Art history encompasses the study of the history and development of painting, sculpture, and the other visual arts. In this Very Short Introduction audiobook, Dana Arnold presents an introduction to the issues, debates, and artifacts that make up art history. Beginning with a consideration of what art history is, she explains what makes the subject distinctive from other fields of study and also explores the emergence of social histories of art. Using a wide range of images, she goes on to explore key aspects of the discipline including how we write, present, read, and look at art, and the impact this has on our understanding of art history.
This second edition includes a new chapter on global art histories, considering how the traditional emphasis on periods and styles in art originated in Western art and can obscure other critical approaches and artwork from non-Western cultures. Arnold also discusses the relationship between art and history, and the ways in which art can tell a different history from the one narrated by texts.

English | September 06, 2016 | ASIN: B01L27JPQ4 |MP3|M4B | 15h 41m | 432 MB
Author: Bill Fawcett | Narrator: Patrick Lawlor
What If the Great Mistakes in War, Government, Industry, and Economics Were Not Made?

English | ASIN: B08VNK9JG1 | 2021 | 10 hours and 00 minutes |MP3|M4B | 274 MB
The Highly Acclaimed Sunday Times Best Seller. Through the prism of sport and conversations with its legends, including Usain Bolt, Adam Goodes, Thierry Henry, Michael Johnson, Ibtihaj Muhammad, Makhaya Ntini, Naomi Osaka and Hope Powell, Michael Holding explains how racism dehumanises people; how it works to achieve that end; how it has been ignored by history and historians; and what it is like to be treated differently just because of the colour of your skin. Rarely can a rain delay in a cricket match have led to anything like the moment when Holding spoke out in the wake of the #BlackLivesMatter protests about the racism he has suffered and has seen all around him throughout his life. But as he spoke, he sought not only to educate but to propose a way forward that inspired so many.
Within minutes, he was receiving calls from famous sports stars from around the world offering to help him to spread the message further. Now, in Why We Kneel, How We Rise, Holding shares his story together with those of some of the most iconic athletes in the world. He delivers a powerful and inspiring message of hope for the future and a vision for change and takes you through history to understand the racism of today. He adds: 'To say I was surprised at the volume of positive feedback I received from around the world after my comments on Sky Sports is an understatement. I came to realise I couldn't just stop there; I had to take it forward - hence the book, as I believe education is the way forward.'

English | April 05, 2018 | ASIN: B07BNPWRX9 |MP3|M4B | 9h 4m | 249 MB
Author: Ian Fleming | Narrator: Barnaby Edwards
On November 2nd armed with a sheaf of visas...one suitcase...and my typewriter, I left humdrum London for the thrilling cities of the world...

English | ASIN: B098BJZLY5 | 2021 | 6 hours and 45 minutes |MP3|M4B | 186 MB
Offers strategies and guidance to building a happier family life by doing less, not more, and parenting smarter, not harder. Most modern parents work. And we have limited time, limited energy, limited patience, and too much to do. We are seldom at our best at the end of a long working day when the parenting shift kicks in. We want to do the right thing, but in the thick of it, with no time to think and no energy to spare, it's easy to miss the small changes that could make a big difference to our child's (and our own) well-being.
This book moves the goalposts by suggesting ways to parent smarter, not harder, and to really tune in to the needs of our children and our families. Focusing on the quality of time and not the quantity, parents can learn to cultivate better family well-being and happiness. The Working Parent's Survival Guide: How to Parent Smarter Not Harder is essential listening for every working parent. Written by an expert in child development and parenting who has worked with thousands of stressed-out working parents, it walks you through an approach to parenting that will transform family life - and which can be fitted into modern working patterns.

English | June 29, 2021 | ASIN: B0977MQV76 |MP3|M4B | 8h 42m | 256 MB
Author: Merlin Tuttle | Narrator: Sean Runnette
A lifetime of adventures with bats around the world reveals why these special and imperiled creatures should be protected rather than feared.

English | June 29, 2021 | ASIN: B08N86T56C |MP3|M4B | 7h 35m | 213 MB
Author and Narrator: Adam Serwer
From an award-winning journalist at The Atlantic, these searing essays make a damning case that cruelty is not merely an unfortunate byproduct of the Trump administration but its main objective and the central theme of the American project.

English | June 29, 2021 | ASIN: B096WB6H2R |MP3|M4B | 8h 52m | 244 MB
Author: Sherry A. Rogers MD | Narrator: Kim Niemi
An update of the classic guide to curing your heartburn and other digestive ailments using diet and natural remedies, without debilitating over-the-counter or prescription drugs that can make your conditions worsen. Dr. Sherry Rogers has included new material on the connection between a healthy gut to brain health, building up a powerful immune system that can make you "corona-proof", boosting your metabolism, and healing diseases normally treated with conventional Western medicine.